Strategic Sourcing Manager, Electronic Components

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Develop Category & Technology Strategy: Architect and execute multi-year sourcing strategies across key EE commodities (processors, custom ASICs/SoCs, PMICs, analog & mixed-signal ICs, passives, photonics/sensors,…
• Lead Commercial Negotiations : Drive all aspects of supplier negotiation, including market intelligence, pricing, supply agreements, and contracts (SOWs/MSAs/HSAs/MPAs), to ensure best-in-class cost, quality, and…
• Manage Supplier Performance: Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, leading regular business reviews to align on strategy, manage performance, lead various audits, and drive continuous improvement.
• Drive Cost & Risk Management : Own the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for your commodities. Develop should-cost models (present/forward looking), lead cost-reduction programs, and proactively identify and mitigate…
• Act as a Cross-Functional Partner : Serve as the central commercial owner and a core partner to Engineering and Product teams, guiding complex sourcing decisions and technology selections to help achieve the needed…
• Make it happen: We need a problem solver who sees a commercial, technical, communications, or negotiations challenge and sees an opportunity.
• Thrive in ambiguity: Often our space requires out of the box thinking and the “ask” might not be 100% clear, we need someone who can get to the root of the need quickly and solve.

Job requirements

• 8+ years of experience in EE or custom silicon commodity management
• Deep experience in should costing, silicon manufacturing, and the semiconductor ecosystem
• Bachelor’s degree in EE Engineering and/or equivalent experience or evidence of exceptional ability.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and work in an extremely fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time including International travel
• Strong communication, negotiation, presentation and analytical skills are required.
• Proficient with excel or Google sheets.
• Problem solving skills collaborating with cross-functional teams (Engineering, quality, manufacturing.